What is the word "summary?"?

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A summary is a putting together of the prior main ideas into a coherent whole. It doesn't necessarily repeat the ideas, but it usually does.

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Cats are animals. Cats have fur. Cats are mammals. Cats lick their fur. Cats walk.

Summary: Cats are animals. They are mammals, so they have fur which they care for; they walk; and they bear live young.
A brief overview of whatever material was just covered; a recap.
A summary is a condensed version, in your own words, of the writing of someone else; a condensation that reproduces the thought, emphasis, and tone of the original. It abstracts all the significant facts of the original—overall thesis, main points, important supporting details-- but, unlike a paraphrase, it omits and/or condenses amplifications such as descriptive details…(McAnulty, 1981;50)

I hope this is some help.
A summary is a shortened version of the original. The main purpose of such a simplification is to highlight the major points from the genuine (much longer) subject, e.g. a text, a film or an event. The aim is to help the audience get the gist in a short period of time.

A summary starts with a lead, including title, author, text type and the main idea of the text. It has a clearly arranged structure and is written in a logical, chronological and traceable manner. In contrast to a résumé or a review, a summary contains neither interpretation nor rating. Only the opinion of the original writer is reflected – paraphrased with new words without quotations from the text. Unlike a retelling, a summary has no dramatic structure and is written in present tense or historic present. Because summaries should be significantly shorter than the original, minor facts have to be left out. In summaries only indirect speech is used and depictions are avoided. Summaries of books or dissertations present the major facts in common scientific language and should be about from a half up to one page long.

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